Genesis 48:18
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
KJV
Dixitque ad patrem : Non ita convenit, pater : quia hic est primogenitus, pone dexteram tuam super caput ejus.
Vulgate
εἶπεν δὲ Ἰωσὴφ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ Οὐχ οὕτως, πάτερ· οὗτος γὰρ ὁ πρωτότοκος, ἐπίθες τὴν δεξιὰν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ.
LXX
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶל אָבִ֖י/ו לֹא כֵ֣ן אָבִ֑/י כִּי זֶ֣ה הַ/בְּכֹ֔ר שִׂ֥ים יְמִינְ/ךָ֖ עַל רֹאשֽׁ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בְּכ֣וֹר
bkvr
noun · 118×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 141×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
יוֹסֵ֖ף
yvsp
proper_noun · 213×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
But let us see if this people is the heir, or the former, and if the covenant belongs to us or to them. Hear ye now what the Scripture saith concerning the people. Isaac prayed for Rebecca his wife, because she was barren; and she conceived.
Cross-references
- Gen 49:3 — Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
- Josh 17:1 — There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gi